Retro Gauge Faces

[cegerer]

The latest issue of Excellence has an article on changing the gauge faces on an 88 Carrera. They came up with a great looking 550-like retro design for all the gauges. Palo Alto Speedo turned the design to reality. While the gauges look great, I think they look out of place on the plush interior of an '88. What do you think? (sorry, the photos are not good). -- Curt

[nostatic]

I like 'em, but I'd really be excited if you could get them with green numbers like the pre-'68 cars.

[Early_S_Man]

Pretty ODD LOOKING, that mixture of stock and 'retro' gauges! Doesn't have a good feeling to them at all ... in a Carrera 3.2!

[pegasus9]

It is a little weird mixture. Retro is cool in a Retro car. They do looka a little out of place.

[Doug Zielke]

The guy did is *own* thing, and apparently spent quite a bit to do it. I hear his next project is to take the "retro" conversion of his Carrera a bit further.....by taking out the 3.2 and putting in a motor from a 356.

[cegerer]

"....by taking out the 3.2 and putting in a motor from a 356."

LOL. Kind of an Outlaw in reverse. An Inlaw I suppose! -- Curt

[nostatic]

Originally posted by cegerer


LOL. Kind of an Outlaw in reverse. An Inlaw I suppose! -- Curt

Or perhaps inbred? I heard he wasn't going to be that drastic...just slap an MFI from a '73 S onto his 3.2. Bypass the DME and use a modified Apple II to control it.